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First certification in 2010. US - Delaware - The Board is pleased to announce that Brian Cummings CT was succesfully certified on 1-1-2010 as a Certified Trainer. Brian works as an electrical and mechanical trainer at Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Brian is employed as a trainer for more then 20 years. The certification audit was performed by the board and verifies the customer satisfaction, the actual know-how and the personal development planning of the trainer/consultant. Further contact details of Brian are listed in the online directory on this website. IBCT's educational standards used by Ministry of Health. Professor Dr. Samir R. Helal CT, Director of the The Middle East & North African Board of the IBCT, signed a protocol with the High Committee of Medical specialties of the Ministry of Health. According to the signed protocol, the IBCT Middle East Board will certify the training system, training materials and trainers to the Egyptian Medical Fellowship Board, Ministry of Health in several medical specialties. All the certification procedures will be conducted according to the international standards of the IBCT. For more information and the protocol visit www.ncfld.org
The IBCT Newsletter, Winter 2009 has been issued You may download it for free. In this issue you'll read:
- The certification of TrainSmart 'Train the Trainer' program in California at an UL training site - Mind Maping and Whole-Brained Training - "I rediscovered myself after the IBCT certification..." - The establishment of an Australian division - New IBCT career counsellors - "You got first, the rest will follow!" - Asian HR scenarios in economic downturns - What can I do? - Equip the internship mentors with K & S - Teach a person to fish ... feed him for a life time - IBCT Certification: what's in it for me? - The task of a leader( or a trainer? - Gaining a clear vision - "You have to be beneficial to yourself and to." - New Times, New Heroes, developing high ... - Customer service in the medical field. Successful recertification in October Amsterdam - The Board is pleased to announce that Aldert A.A. Oomkens CT was succesfully recertified on 15 October 2009 as a Certified Trainer. Aldert works as trainer/consultant at Impactris, a training and coaching company in The Netherlands. The recertification audit was performed by training expert Jan den Breejen who works at the company Personae. The recertification audit verifies the customer satisfaction, the actual know-how and the personal development planning of the trainer/consultant. Further contact details of Aldert are listed in the online directory on this website. New certifications in the US San Jose, California, 16 July 2009 – Mrs. Leslie Ciborowski , President of TrainSmart, Inc., received proudly the Certificate for TrainSmart’s TTT (Train the Trainer) course out of the hands from Erik Boshuizen, European director of the IBCT. The training program was audited on 6 strict main criteria and 89 sub criteria by an expert team with members from Egypt, New Zealand, The Netherlands and Thailand. Successively Professor Dr. Ahmed Metwalli, Peter Rijhnen, Sandor Lemstra and Erik Boshuizen.
This year the IBCT audited almost twenty training programs until now coming from various continents. Themes of the programs varied from legal and finance aspects, leadership, time and meeting management to Train the Trainer. TTT programs are subject to extra strict reviews because of the weighty responsibilities of such courses.
IBCT is reconnoitering Asian region Bangkok - Recently new exploring conversations are been held with potential ambassadors for the IBCT in India and China. Main task is reconnoitering the Asian markets and needs.
Successful annual seminar of the Middle East division Cairo - Ain Shams University: A great deal of TOT trainers, consultants and educational officials attended the annual seminar of the IBCT Middle East division on Wednesday, 22 April 2009 in Cairo. IBCT Middle East director Professor Dr. Samir Riad Helal gave account of the results of the past years. Dr. Samir Helal shared with the participants the decree of the Minister that the project organization was officially been transferred into a sustainable organization positioned within the Supreme Council of Universities. European director Erik Boshuizen praised the achieved results of the whole FLDP team, the decisiveness and leadership of the Egyptian government in improving the higher education. He also mentioned the biggest challenges for TOT trainers in Egypt for the coming years: 1. Harvest the fruits of the free education. 2. Realize change specifically in the classrooms. 3. Turning frustrations into motivation, 4. Lift yourself to the next level, 5. Action: unify and multiply your self as TOT trainers. At the end of the seminar participants discussed their ideas and debated in a friendly atmosphere about many interesting training issues and continued their involved discussions during a lunch. Establishment Australian & New Zealand Division Christchurch - Mr. Peter Rijhnen from New Zealand is appointed as the first director of the IBCT in Australia and New Zealand. This year he will establish a Board of Directors and a Credentialing and Certification Committee. The Australian and New Zealand division is fully authorized to certify trainers, facilities, materials and programs in the region on behalf of the IBCT. New career counselor Amsterdam - The Board is pleased to announce that Sandor Lemstra CT is appointed as IBCT Career Counselor. Sandor can guide trainers/consultants thru the IBCT recertification process. Sandor is CEO of DISC Insights Benelux and a IBCT Certified Trainer himself to. Radio campaign in 2008 and 2009 Amsterdam - Starting December 2008 and continuing in the first quarter of 2009 the IBCT will broadcast 75 commercials in The Netherlands during a local national promotion campaign on the popular business radio station BNR to inform the public about the performance boost that IBCT Certified Trainer can offer organizations. Click on the following pics above to listen to an example of one of the commercials.
IBCT PR-campaign 2007/2008